Ulster IProv through time | Census tables with data for the Irish Province

Administrative unit

Ulster IProv

Irish Province

Historical statistics
Key findings
Relationships and changes

Available Themes

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Roots & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

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Total Population 1821 to 1911: Population fell from 1,998,494 in 1821 to 1,581,696 in 1911.
Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 540,479 males aged 20 and over, 189,087 were Farmers not employing Labourers.
Housing in 1851: 6.71 per cent of houses were classed as "Mud cabins having only one room" (the all-Ireland percentage was 13.).
Literacy in 1851: 35.3 per cent of persons aged 5 and above could both read and write.
Religion in 1911: 43.7 per cent of the population were Roman Catholic.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:: ULSTER
Unit Type:: Irish Province
Date created:
Date abolished:: 1922
Unit ID:: 10211724
Authorities:: Census of Population

Ulster IProv, County Monaghan

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
IRELAND Dep	Country		1922	Census of Population

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
ANTRIM	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
ARMAGH	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
CAVAN	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
COUNTY OF THE CITY OF BELFAST	Irish County		1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.
COUNTY OF THE TOWN OF CARRICKFERGUS	Irish County		1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
DONEGAL	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
DOWN	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
FERMANAGH	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
LONDONDERRY	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
MONAGHAN	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
TYRONE	Irish County	1922	Census of Population

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ulster IProv through time | Census tables with data for the Irish Province, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10211724

Date accessed: 10th December 2024